When you look, there are at least seven different types of
FOSS supporters.

To outsiders, these schools of thought are more similar
than different. In the same way that many Europeans see few
real differences between a New Englander and a Californian,
outsiders may see little to distinguish a Softcore Advocate
from an Activist.

It is a great piece.

This is a great starting point for anyone that is getting
involved in FOSS. Understanding that these groups exist and
their positions will make it much easier to understand the
dynamics of development and advocacy that you will run into
while working with the FOSS community.

I feel that this article could be expanded on in a few
areas, but eventually this could become a great taxonomy of
the FOSS movement.

For instance, I think that there is room to dissect the
editorialist advocate. This is
the do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do advocate which will praise
and preach open source, freedom, open systems, open standards
but yet always ends up using the latest-and-greatest
proprietary, DRM-enabled, crypto-locked gadgets and software.